Why therapy and writing are similar struggles
When people speak about not being able to write, they use the term ‘writer’s block’. This makes me think of roadworks, of a low,...
My experience of being subjected to ECT illegally without consent
I was 65 and had never been ill in my adult life apart from colds, but in the autumn of 2021, I was given...
‘ADHD’ is a description of behaviour. But it’s falsely presented as a disease –...
In a new article in Frontiers in Psychiatry, researchers explain the four strategies used to erroneously conflate the construct of 'ADHD' with a medical disease. According...
‘I just keep getting hit by stuff’
A man sat across from me in a small room in Dundee House. A few crumpled letters were spread out on a table between...
A survivor harmed by ECT challenges a psychiatrist who promotes it
In this blog, an anonymous survivor of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) reflects on a recent presentation by a psychiatrist who defends its use.
Living with...